SEMI Members Earn the Majority of Intel Supplier Awards

SEMI Members Earn the Majority of Intel Supplier
Awards

Last
month Intel announced the 2013 winners of their Preferred Quality Supplier
(PQS) and Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) Awards. Winners of
these awards stand out from the thousands of Intel supply-chain partners by
demonstrating industry-leading commitment. Intel distinguishes these suppliers
as world class among their greater supply chain, which includes capital
equipment manufacturer’ and providers of materials, components and services.

The
Intel Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) Award is recognized as Intel's
most prestigious award for suppliers. Qualification and performance standards
are extremely high, requiring a score of 95 percent or greater on the Intel
integrated report card that tracks supplier performance throughout the year. The
list of critical focus areas upon which each company’s performance is based
include quality, cost, availability, technology, customer service, labor and
ethics systems, and environmental sustainability — six of the eight 2013
SCQI recipients were SEMI members:

As
part of Intel’s Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) program, the PQS
award recognizes supply-chain partners who continually improve and innovate
while scoring 80 percent or greater on the Intel integrated report card.

Fourteen of the 18 Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS)
Awards for 2013 were given to SEMI members — for demonstrating industry leading commitment
across the areas of technology, affordability, velocity, quality, customer
services, ethics systems and environmental sustainability. The SEMI members
receiving the 2013 Intel PQS award are: